Nurturing the whole student
Subtitle: five dimensions of teaching and learning
By: Clifford Mayes and Ellen Williams
Contributors: Williams, Ellen, 1944-
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9781475800838; 9781475800845
Subjects: Holistic education
Description: This book begins with the assumption that education is at its best, healthiest, most engaging, and most effective, when it is holistic. By holistic , the authors mean that the various dimensions of the teacher and student are honored and nurtured throughout the education process. These dimensions are organic, psychodynamic, cultural, academic, and existential. The book contends that any truly humane educational theory or practice must celebrate and cultivate these facets of the student-teacher relationship. In readily-accessible theoretical terms, as well as in practical suggestions for classroom application, the authors demonstrate how holistic education is an antidote to the standardized approaches to education that breed failure, alienation, and discouragement in the classroom. Systematically broken down into five thematic chapters, this teacher's guide will help any educator foster the five dimensions of teaching and learning.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.